The Department of University relations received three Education Digital Marketing Awards for 2013. The awards were Gold for Saint Xavier University’s Student Blogs, silver for their video, “Reimagine Boldly,” and a merit award for Saint Xavier’s Institutional website.
The Educational Marketing Awards are awarded by the Higher Education Marketing Report, the most widely read publication for educational marketers. Saint Xavier University was judged in the four-year institutions with 2,000 to 4,999 enrollment group.
Saint Xavier’s Student Blogs are called “Cougar Diaries.” Currently there are four student bloggers. They can blog on anything they choose, but usually their blogs are about experiences related to Saint Xavier University.
One Student blogger, Macy Zamudio, was surprised by the award but was glad to know that people read and appreciate her blog. For her, the most enjoyment she recieves from her blog is sharing her experiences. She simply said, “I like sharing my life, its fun!”
Saint Xavier’s video, Reimagine Boldly, can be seen on Youtube at youtube.com/watch?v=1wknTHKhHGw.
The video recounts alumni’s and current student’s positive experiences at Saint Xavier University. It also illustrates the history of Saint Xavier University through pictures depicting its graduating classes. It was published to Youtube on March 5, 2013.
Saint Xavier University’s main website that was revamped last year received a merit award. The website renovations were geared mostly toward making the website easier to navigate and adding support for mobile devices.
These awards come to a department with a history of success. Saint Xavier’s Department of University Relations has earned many awards like these in the past. Past awards include Gold Trumpet Awards and Silver Trumpet awards. Those awards are given by The Publicity Club of Chicago. This past June, University Relations received two Silver Trumpet awards for their campaign video in 2012 and the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of Saint Xavier Magazine to add to their growing collection.
David Rodrigues
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